making steps dog-friendly

Deb and Ed M wrote:
I kind of figured this was going to happen: we just bought a used 5er, and my dogs who scamper up the 2 steps into our Class C with no problems, looked at the steeper 4 steps and hit the brakes. Finally, Jimmy decided that he needed to get inside and took a flying leap from the ground to the main floor (not bad for a 15" dog!)

I'm thinking a carpet runner, making the steps look "solid", is the answer? Has anyone else had to do that, and how did you anchor the runner to the steps?

I did just that with a rubber mat with carpet on one side, same type that stores use at the front door. I used double sided tape to attach it to the metal stairs. This year at the seasonal site I built wood stairs. The dogs are happy campers now.